Please solve q 28?

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1 Answer
Apr 15, 2018

40 N

Explanation:

Since the two components - lets call them P and Q - are mutually perpendicular, their resultant is given by

sqrt(P^2+Q^2)

So

50" N" = sqrt((30" N")^2+Q^2) implies

Q^2 = (50" N")^2-(30" N")^2 = 1600" N"^2 implies

Q = 40" N"